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NYAN 5/18/2015: Fairly Odd Oppas

Opening:Turn Down For MTBD (CL Solo) by 김희성 via Youtube
2:00 Boa's feather boa's - hot or not
7:40 IU= South Korea's Taylor Swift?
11:20 KARA Kraziness (kourtesy of Kiara)
24:10- 32:20 History, N.Flying, AOA Black feels, free L!
32:21 MYNAME, Monsta X,
37:46 - Sajaegi everywhere
46:00 - Ashe says Mamamoo+En Vogue concept=profit
57:00- Shineeeeeeeeee!
1:20:00 Happy Birthday Taeyang
1:25:00- Tim's analysis of Show Me the Money's latest cast
1:36:00 - Diary of a misunderstood and misinformed EXO fan?
1:44:00- Zion T's new single
1:46:00 - Sistar, Big Bang
1:52:00 - F(x)
1:55:00- Horny Henry
2:06:00- Closing; Watch your back Krystal, says a scorned TOP fan

NYAN 5/11/2015: Unpretty Hurts

No time like the present to talk about the past week! (AKA we are late as hell. Mea culpa).
Podcast # 29
Recorded: 5/11/15
Timestamps
0:30 - Intro
Comebacks and Debuts
1:26 - Hyosung fries Shannon’s brain
● Is her image too focused on her body?
● Mentions of Secret
● Hyosung’s (and Youngji’s) milkshake brings out Shannon and Kiara to the yard
19:15 - Beast’s Hyunseung’s solo debut
● Ashe does Spoken Word - Warning: Cussing
29:08 - BoA’s 15th Anniversary comeback - SM don’t care; gives her a leftover box MV set
35:54 - Bestie excuses themselves from boys (according to Shannon)
44:13 - Tidbit: Red Velvet
45:13 - Today is Shannon’s Day: SHINee to have Korean Comeback
● The Shannon impersonation continues
50:43 - 2pm and Got7’s comebacks to possibly be delayed
● Mention of f(x)
● Got7 needs a break
*Kiara’s Note: when mentioning Jun.K/Minjun, I called him ‘Junsu’. I apologize.*
1:07:51 - Unpretty Rapstar deemed unfit because of ‘lack’ of censorship: Is this blatant sexism?
● Updates on SMTM4
Last Tid-bits
1:28:01 - Girls’ Day releases ‘Hello Bubble’
1:29:23 - Tao is in LA
1:31:02 - Ashe’s impression of ep 1 of ‘Sixteen’
1:33:06 - JYP denies a Wonder Girls comeback. Of course they did
1:37:53 - Big Bang Updates. GD had dust in his eyes
1:43:34 - Kiara speaking the holy Kara gospel - verse Youngji 8:30
1:46:56 - Bye Kim Hyun Joong
1:48:27 - Closing

NYAN 5/1/15: I’m a Loser, Bae Bae*

*Yes, this is a reference to Beck. Yes that Beck, the one who "stole" Beyonce's Grammy this year. He's also an essential figure of 90's pop culture and an accomplished musician. Wiki it kids!
Podcast # 28
Recorded: 5/1/15
Timestamps
Forget boxing. We have our own fights on the podcast that won’t cost you $100. Catch each round throughout the podcast.
Knock Out (remix) - GD & TOP
Credits to REX R and Amaya
00:07 - Intro
● Podcast #26 got over 1,000 listens!!! Thank you everyone!!
● Happy APAHM Month!!
Comebacks and other news
03:12 - Jimin N J.Don commits blasphemy with “GOD” (mention of Hyuna)
10:00 - Unpretty Rapstar to get a 2nd season
12:20 - Show Me the Money 4
● Round 1: Noah vs. Tim: should idols be on SMTM?
22:15 - BTS needs U
26:35 - BoA to return
28:38 - T-ara’s Eunjung’s solo debut - or is it???
● Eunjung and Hyomin on MNET’s ‘4 Things Show’
36:00 - Seventeen to finally be let out of Pledis’ basement? (mentions of After School, Orange Caramel and NU’EST)
44:50 - JYP’s girl group survival show ‘Sixteen’
53: 56 - B to the I to the G B to the A to the N to the Bang Bang (Ashe’s rap skills)
● Thoughts on ‘Loser’
● Ashe’s dramatic read of ‘Loser’ lyrics
● Thoughts on ‘Bae Bae’
● Ashe’s continues to do spoken word with ‘Bae Bae’ lyrics
● Some K-netz not too happy with seeing white girls in hanboks
● If black women were in the MVs
1:24:50 - Big Bang and 2NE1’s contracts with YG
● Round 2: Noah vs. Tim: YG’s promotion of 2NE1
1:37:37 - The Book of Tao
● The current situation
● He Said/SM Said
● Mini Round: Ashe vs. Tim: Wrestling
2:00:36 - Shannon and Tim’s Queen, Hyosung, to return with ‘Fantasia’
Last Tidbits
2:10:25 - Time for SNSD to start collecting their retirement checks?
2:19:49 - JYJ’s Junsu 1st TV performance in years
● Final Round: Noah vs Tim: Slapping sasaengs
2:24:08 - Roy Kim has the best of both worlds
2:27:03 - KCON news
2:28:53 - Alcohol talk: wine is in; soju is out (mentions of hangovers and other liquor)
2:37:24 - Bestie comeback, EXID winning on music shows and dal shabet’s ‘Joker’
2:43:19 - No SHINee Korean comeback, no happy Shannon
2:45:32 - last minute discussion on ‘Sixteen’
2:48:30 - CL, CL of 2NE1
2:50:18 - Closing - Ashe does not want to this podcast to end

NYAN 4/17/25: The Biggest Douche(s) In the Universe

Tim Tested, Ashe approved.
Podcast # 27
Recorded: 4/17/15
Timestamps
Shinee - Hello (Glen Check Remix)
0:00 - Intro - Tim takes over
Upcoming/Current Comebacks and Debuts
0:44 - CL to debut in the US with ‘Dr. Pepper’
4:14 - The return of Jinusean
8:46 - Block B’s sub-unit, Bastarz, debuts
12:46 - Dal*Shalbet’s ‘Joker’ - Tim, Noah and KBS do not approve
18:16 - CLC follows-up with “Eighteen”
23:40 - B I to the G Bang is finally back
29:45 - BTS releases a preview with a little bit of Suga
34:09 - Lim Kim to return with Primary and Beenzino
35:31 - Hyosung to bring sexy back (Kiara impersonates Shannon)
38:11 - Kisum, Lil Cham, JACE and Bora - #HottestCollab2k15
44:40 - The Queens aka Kara, just because
Other News
46:48 - Even virtual dating sucks. Dating Alone gets cancelled
55:22 - The ‘JYJ’ Bill
1:07:11 - EXO’s Lay and the burden he carries (impersonation of Shannon continues)
1:21:00 - Bom: Why wasn’t she chosen to feature in Jinusean’s comeback? (mentions of 2ne1, Lee Hi, Soohyun of AkMu, Winner and iKON)
1:38:44 - Douche alert: Yoo Sae Yoon and Jang Dong Min’s misogynistic comments
2:05:50 - Remembering the Sewol Ferry Incident
2:21:02 - Closing

NYAN 4/13/15: Who’s Your Mama (Do You Live Alone)?

Arriving on your doorstep in fashionably late splendor. Peep this 'stamps:
Podcast # 26
Recorded: 4/13/15
Timestamps
EXID (이엑스아이디) - Ah Yeah (아예) (Areia Kpop Remix #173) 클럽리믹스 EDM Copyright©2015 Areia Creations Global Entertainment LTD
0:08 - Intro
Upcoming and Current Comebacks
0:54 - Dal*Shabet’s ‘Joker’ teasers
5:37 - 11 years in the making: Jinusean returns
10:52 - Baby Got Back: JYP Edition
22:08 - 15& Jimin’s artistic solo debut
29:46 - Tootsie roll dance time with EXID
38:23 - O Big Bang, Big Bang, wherefore art thou Big Bang?
41:20 - Ashe wants to live next door to EXO
1:00:33 - Catch SNSD if you can
Other News
1:12:32 - Bye Bye Roommate T^T
1:23:55 - The Ark’s debut
1:31:50 - Block B’s sub-unit, Bastarz, controversy
1:39:20 - The Queens aka Kara, to have their Korean comeback soon
1:42:35 - JYP’s girl group ‘Sixteen’ survival show: Tim & Kiara tries to decode Ashe’s thoughts
1:52:08 - Esna is taking no one’s shit
1:57:15 - Stay away from drugs, kids: BumKey and E-sens
1:59:44 - Last minute topics: Kpop concerts in the US, KBS show ‘My Neighbor Charles’ & T-ara
2:04:40 - Closing

NYAN 4/3/15: Only You Can Call Me Baby

As the title says: Miss A, EXO and.....everyone else.
Timestamps for your pleasure:
Podcast # 25
Recorded: 4/3/15
Timestamps
SONAMOO - Deja Vu (Jonathan Carey Bootleg Remix)
00:37 - Intro - April Fools’ Day - Kpop Edition
03:34 - Enlistment news - Bring on the YunJae Military fanfics
05:55 - ‘Even If I Don’t Stay In JYP, I Won’t Let 2AM Go’ Part 2 by SeulOng and Jinwoon
Upcoming and Current Comebacks
08:15 - In order by mention: EXID, BoA, Big Bang, Girls’ Generation, Bestie, Block B, Solo debut of 15&’s Jimin, f(x), Brown Eyed Girls, and FT Island
31:54 - EXO
● Cute(?) but creepy EXO Mascots taking over Seoul
● Tiffany following Baekhyun on Instagram creates a backlash from “fans”
● 20 versions of Exodus is 20 too much
● Shawol vs. EXO-L?
● Trailer of their zany(?) web drama
54:32 - Miss A
● Thoughts on ‘Only You’
● Suzy being bullied? (female idols are always fighting/bullying each other apparently)
Other News
1:14:57 - The mess that is the Yewon vs. Lee Tae Im drama
1:35:14 - Possible SHINee comeback (Shannon and Noah’s love for Onew’s eyebrows & thighs)
1:38:12 - Disney’s Mulan live-action film: Don’t mess this up Disney
1:53:04 - Rain and CL: about the Time’s 100 Most Influential People list (CL’s future US career)
2:01:28 - Closing - Happy Easter Y’all!!

NYAN 3/27: Justice for JYPE

Another week, another dominant SM Entertainment group debuts, another JYPE artist rises from the grave. To be fair, more like, snatched from oblivion by the Nation's First Love, Suzy, who is currently in a non-monogamous but uncomfortably possessive relationship with South Korea. Get the full deets on the entire show via Kiara's timestamps below:
EXO - Call Me Baby (Thunder Remix.)김동우 Kpop Mashup
00:07 - Intro
00:48 - KMF 2015
● Current line-up
● Ashe and Kiara talk a bit about their experience at KMF
Comeback News
11:30 - EXO: Call Me Baby-Daddy on the road to El Dorado
14:26 - Miss A aka Miss slAy
16:52 - *Whispers* JYP
This Week’s News
21:47 - ‘Even If I Don’t Stay In JYP, I Won’t Let 2AM Go’ by Seulong and Jinwoon
25:40 - Will the real ‘Unpretty Rap Star’ please stand up? SPOILER WARNING
33:36 - Infinite fans, Inspirit, had a ‘be a reporter for a day’ outing
35:51 - BTS fans, A.R.M.Y, gets rules of conduct to follow
● Can giving fans rules to follow be helpful enough for idols to get some privacy back?
44:50 - B1A4’s little sister group ‘OMG’ to debut
● Is there actually a spectrum to cute concepts or is it all just the same?
● The Magic/Madonna affect: 2.0 songs do not equal an image, it’s just the same song
● Mentions of LaBoum, Crayon Pop, Secret and Mamamoo
57:17 - Suzy decides to do her Mother Teresa charity by giving Lee Minho the title ‘boyfriend’
● Dating news being released because CONSPIRACY!!
● Suzy don’t care (like she should)
1:15:45 - Is Super Junior the Jan of The SM Bunch?
1:29:16 - Key being awesome and supporting a fan
Mentions/Rants/Corners
1:38:26 - Tim’s wrestling podcast
● Wrestle/Wrestlemania talk
1:45:12 - Roommate season 2 coming to an end :(
1:46:44 - Gallop Poll: Are you happy where you live?
2:07:00 - Closing: We-uh- Ashe feels for 1D fans

f(x) died so Red Velvet could live

So, obviously we did not go into this episode intending for it to be Red Velvet Part Deux, but SM is the gift that keeps on giving. And we dear listeners are more than happy to receive it. A (slightly) shorter show this week (yay us!) so remember timestamps are your friend. Plus Kiara sprinkled each segment with love just for you.
Recorded: 3/20/15
Timestamps
MAMAMOO - Mr.Ambiguous (Remix) BBb club
00:04 - Intro
Today’s Topics
01:37 - FNC’s School 2015
03:59 - Jimin:The Somehow Winning Rap Idol Star (Do variety/reality shows damage idols images?)
12:23 - Ga-in is too sexy for some netizens
16:15 - Lukewarm reactions to Minah’s solo debut
21:08 - Why is BtoB not more popular? (Mention of the article about idol’s 3 minute performance issue)
31:06 - SM YG and JYP: The Big 3 or The Big 2?
● The plight of idols from smaller/less known companies
● To take or to not take a break? That is the question
45:34 - YG trolling?? Big Bang MAY really be having their comeback in April after all (Big Bang vs. EXO?)
48:54 - Miss A will be A-okay
58:16 - Red Velvet’s comeback discussion part deux
● Ashe: The Spoken Word Poet, le’s us know just how sweet or not ‘ICC’ really is
● Our thoughts on Automatic and Ice Cream Cake
● The packaging of ‘tongue-and-cheek’ songs
● Red Velvet not looking comfortable on stage?
● Hey Yerin. There’s something on your forehead.
1:26:26 - Foreigners opinions on Korean cuisines. Warning: discussion may make you hungry
Mentions/Rants/Corners
1:43:00 - f(x) vs. Red Velvet: Shannon Edition
● Red Velvet to get a fanclub name and nothing for f(x)
● Shannon’s thoughts on Automatic and Ice Cream Cake
● f(x) died so Red Velvet could live
● SM in China: Lack of promotions or not, they still make bank
● Red Velvet = sub-unit?
2:04:59 - Closing: Ashe stealing Tim’s thunder

3/13/15: Red Velvet Round Robin

We're back, with our first official episode of 2015! And we’ve certainly got things to talk about: EXO’s comeback, “Call Me Baby-Daddy”,the ongoing drama of Unpretty Rapstar, a well-known Korean record label has been shut down by the government, a crapload of girl group news, including the impending return of Mamamoooooo…and the not so impending return of Big Bang. Sorry VIPs. Timestamps below(you'll need them)
00:00 - Intro
Today’s Highlights
02:35 - Kim Hyun Joong military enlistment
mentions of other idols and actor’s enlistment
thoughts about when Big Bang enlists
11:50 - Polaris Entertainment being raided, shut down and the arrests
14:10 - latest happenings on “Unpretty Rap Star”: SPOILER ALERT
26:19 - F-VE Dolls officially disbands
29:33 - VIXX i-fans, Starlights, sending Jellyfish Entertainment an open letter about fans feelings about the jokes on N’s skin color and their wish for it to desist.
Future comebacks
42:30 - Rumors of Big Bang’s comeback in April to be found not true.
43:45 - EXO news:
Comeback with “Call Me Baby-Daddy”
Web drama info
small update on former member, Luhan
50:51 - Ga-in (mentions of religion and the positivity of Ga-in’s image and message towards female listeners)
1:01:42 - Madtown’s comeback and Girls’ Day Minah’s solo debut
1:04:17 - Miss A: (discussion on Miss A’s popularity and a bit on JYPE’s management of the group)
1:15:50 - MFBTY and Mamamoo
1:18:03 - Red Velvet
Thoughts on the current released teasers
SM’s treatment: f(x) vs. Red Velvet
1:32:43 - Recent Girl Group comebacks: Sexy/Dark concepts vs. Fresh/Cute concepts
1:34:06 - Stellar: MV speaking to the haters
1:40:55 - Rainbow: Promotions ending only after to 2 weeks and the disappointment over DSP’s lack of support to the group.
1:49:03 - 4minute
1:55:40 - Fiestar: (mentions of concepts, styles and how kpop idols groups try to stand out)
2:00:23 - Lovelyz and GFriend: The cute concepts
Female fans power vs. male fans power
The sexualizing/fetishing of the cute concepts
2:11:17 - Discussion on 4minute’s statement on ‘Crazy’ not catering/for their male fans
2:16:57 - Are girl groups mainly relevant when popular/known male groups are not promoting?
Mentions/Rants/Corners
2:22:05 - Kiara’s Korner:
Kim Tae Woo and his wife and Ricky Kim and his wife, are expecting their 3rd child respectively
Kara’s new Japanese single
2:24:46 - Everyone’s current playlist: (mentions of Rainbow, Stellar, Fiestar, Rap Monster, Yang Da Il and Junkey)
2:27:11 - Closing

Not Your Average Netizens: 안녕 2014, 안녕 2015!

On this episode of NYAN we finally bid adieu to 2014 and all its scandals, safety shorts and missing Soshis. Because we are clearly the most qualified to do so, we count down what we consider the best and worst of K-pop in a year that brought along some pleasant surprises as well as shocking disappointments. Be sure to stick around for a nice mushy love letter just for YOU, the listener, towards the end of the show. 2015 fighting! Timestamps Below:
2:50 Gayos review* with the exception of MBC's Gayo Daejun which aired after this was recorded
23:00 Bobby's Hip-hop Manifesto
27:40 The Pulitzer Prize for K-pop retrospectives (review of published K-pop year-in-review feat. Ga-In, Ladies Code and f(x)
39:20 - The Best and Worst of 2014 (categories in order discussed):
KPOP MVP
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MALE GROUP OF THE YEAR
FEMALE GROUP OF THE YEAR
BEST MV OF 2014
BEST IDOL FANDOM
WORST IDOL FANDOM
MOST LOL MOMENT
K-POP’S BIGGEST WIN
K-POP’S BIGGEST FAIL MOMENT
BIGGEST OMG MOMENT
KPOP’S MOST WTF? MOMENT.
BEST DEBUT OF 2014
BEST DRAMA/VARIETY SHOW OF 2014
1:30 - What will happen in 2015?